Not so long ago, nearly every encounter with a doctor started with a receptionist waving a clipboard and asking me to take a seat. When I got into my doctor’s office, we‘d discuss the results from the blood test I’d taken the week before, my history and what I remembered [...]

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Group President, Global Innovative Pharma Business at Pfizer shares his vision on how Digital Healthcare is pivoting to the Big Datas era.

Apple has asked its suppliers in Asia to make a combined five to six million units of its three Apple Watch models during the first quarter ahead of the product’s release in April, suggesting the company is hoping for sales on par with the 2010 debut of the iPad.

Startups with names like Emotient and Affectiva are combining psychology and algorithms to analyze people’s faces and potentially discover their deepest feelings. Collectively, they are amassing an enormous visual database of human emotions.

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It is very exciting to watch Dr Paul Eckman getting involved into the start-up business area. Thank you for your consideration, and for all of your amazing work on emotions facial recognition.

Biogen Idec has partnered with Google X, Google’s business unit for long-term “moonshot” projects, to study outside factors that might contribute to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report from Bloomberg.

Google and Biogen will use sensors, software, and data analysis tools to collect and analyze data from people who have MS. The companies aim to explore why MS progresses differently in each patient.

Bloomberg pointed out that Biogen has used digital tools for its disease research in the past. Last month, Biogen announced that it was using Fitbit activity trackers to gather data from people who have MS. It gave 250 Fitbit bands to participants to track their level of activity and sleep patterns. Last summer, the pharma company worked with Cleveland Clinic to develop an iPad app to assess MS progression.

Companies should do this more often: experiment with new technologies - cloud, analytics, wearables, etc. - to explore new business opportunities with minimal investments. All technology companies do it yet few in the traditional environments seam to grab the opportunity. Why?

Jawbone has long captivated some of Silicon Valley’s savviest investors with inspired design and innovative products.

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A must-read history of Jawbone company. An epic adventure, great founders like Hosain Rahman, high-valuable vision, great team, and solid investors. Also an interesting comparison with FitBit development history.

The first wearable to help measure stress, epileptic seizures, activity, and sleep. The Embrace is designed to be a gorgeous watch and a medical quality devi...

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Empatica released its Indiegogo campaign a few days ago and they already fulfill their $100K objective. The Milan-Boston based company intend to launch Embrace a mass-market wristband on July 2015.

The value proposal of the Embrace is to offer a tracker that can measure your stress, your activity and your sleep.

It also promises to help people detect epileptic seizures to take the appropriate disposition.

In my opinion, this double positioning is interesting but there is a risk to blur the key value to the mass-market. I also think that not embedding HR makes the product less compelling for Medical fields.

The SRP is set at $199. For that price, you will get your Embrace Wristband + 2 apps (Empatica Alert, Empatica Mate). The Embrace embeds sensors that track Electrodermal Activity (EDA) which calculates emotions arousal..

Accelerometer and Gyroscope to track Activities and Sleep.

No Heart-Rate sensor on Embrace.

It allowed the Industrial Design to be less constrained by the locking system. The form is a easy slap made off leather. The clock IHM is made of a led pattern on the face of the Watch. Not obvious for the user, a type of mental friction I would avoid.

The Embrace is coming with 2 sizes and a set of 5 colors.

I personally use the Empatica E3 wristband to collect datas for my explorations on emotions and affective computing. The HW is very reliable and the datas collection very accurate and in term of Timeframe.

The Wall Street Journal revealed tonight that many of the planned health features that Apple intended to include in its first-generation wearable were cut from the final product. Early reports on t...

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Off course the Apple Watch may still offer a disruptive approach on the Smartwatch innovative segment (we hope so), also embedding Activity tracking features thanks to the Accelerometer and the dedicated App on the iOS Ecosystem.

But the lack of HR sensing tech (it seems that Apple went from PPG tech to bio-impedance solution), GSR feature, Temperature measurement, makes the value proposal under my expectations.

If these are not essential to the MVP ? I'm not sure. But being an iconic Apple product, there are great chances that Apple succeed to sell its 5 Millions units to the brand raving fans.

PTC may well be the Internet of Things’ best-kept secret. In the last five years, PTC has been going through a transformation, not unlike the products it helps its customers create, operate, and service.

Apple® today announced the availability of WatchKit, software that gives developers a set of tools to easily create experiences designed specifically for Apple Watch™—Apple’s most personal device ever.

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